Jerry West portrayal was brilliant and inaccurate / House of Dragons revamped / Grace Van Patten plays Amanda Knox

Save time author: Our depiction of NBA icon Jerry West “overdid him – brilliant and inaccurate”
Following the NBA icon’s death Wednesday at the age of 86, Jeff Pearlman, whose book about the Showtime Lakers was adapted for the 2022-2023 HBO drama series, writes in The Washington Post that he “loved almost everything about it Save time….In To win Time, actor Jason Clarke was brilliant as West. Hell, past brilliant. He nailed his slight West Virginia twang, his confident attitude, his love for the Lakers at all costs… Throughout the series, West is often cursing, growling, snapping and biting. It’s great television. For my money, Clarke carried the show. But in the real world, West was not a cursing, growling, snapping, biting man. He was a burdened, troubled, troubled man who – while certainly capable of a good outburst – mostly internalized his demons. He was also a beloved basketball fan who embraced the diversity of the sport he cherished. As the creator of the source material, as well as someone involved with the show, I often found myself publicly supporting Clarke’s version of West, offering explanations like “It’s a tribute” and “This is how the medium works.” But as I sit here today in the wake of West’s passing, I have to ask myself whether I was being true to myself or just a man with the golden ticket to an HBO show that warranted an experience that I simultaneously loved and loved. I took advantage. The answer: I honestly don’t know.” Shortly afterwards Save time‘s Season 1 finale in April 2022, West demanded a retraction and apology, with his lawyer calling the image “a deliberately false characterization that has caused Jerry and his family great distress.” HBO responded Save time‘s” images are based on extensive factual research and reliable sourcesand HBO stands firmly behind our talented creators and cast who brought a dramatization of this epic chapter in basketball history to the screen.”

House of the Dragon renewed for season 3
HBO has ordered a third season of the series Game of Thrones prequel series ahead of Sunday’s season 2 premiere. George RR Martin, showrunner Ryan Condal “and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast and crew have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season,” HBO programming and drama chief Francesca Orsi said in a statement. in awe of the dragon-sized efforts the entire team put into creating a spectacular season two, with a scope and scale matched only by its heart. We couldn’t be more excited to continue the story of House Targaryen and this watchable team is burning bright again for season three.”

Grace Van Patten will play Amanda Knox in the Hulu limited series, replacing Margaret Qualley
The Tell me lies And Nine perfect strangers alum will star in the limited series “based on the true story of how Knox was wrongly convicted of the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher, and her 16-year odyssey to truly free herself.” Qualley, who was originally cast as Knox, left the project in April.

MGM+ Orders Stephen King Adaptation The Institutestarring Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker
In the eight-episode thriller based on King’s 2019 novel of the same name, “When 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he wakes up in The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did. And who all have unusual skills,” said Nellie Andreeva of Deadline. In a nearby town, troubled former police officer Tim Jamieson (Barnes) has come to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide. Barnes’s Tim Jamieson is a disillusioned ex-cop who takes a job as a night knocker in a small town and withdraws from the world until Luke’s plight reignites him and gives him something to believe in. who I hear has a one-year contract, will be Ms. Sigsby, the charming but strong-willed director of the Institute and a true supporter of its terrible mission. She is sure that history will go down on her as a hero to see.”

Indianapolis 500 moves to Fox
Fox Sports has acquired the rights to the annual race in a major new media rights deal with IndyCar. The Fox Sports app and FS1 will also televise qualifying races. NBC has been home to the Indianapolis 500 for the past 16 years.

Matthew Modine and Gabriel Sloyer are boarding Amazon The better sister
They join Jessica Biel, Elizabeth Banks and Corey Stoll in the thriller series based on the novel by bestselling author Alafair Burke.

Genndy Tartakovsky is developing Safari heistan animated heist-themed musical comedy
In the Samurai Jack And Primal The creator’s next series: “The robbers are three brother frogs, control freak James, neurotic Issac and little George, who thinks he’s brilliant, but really isn’t,” according to Variety. “Estranged, they meet at their father’s funeral, where they are told that they will only inherit his fortune if they commit a bank robbery and steal the contents of the safe deposit box of a bank number 881.” It is not clear whether Safari heist is made for Adult Swim.

Gerry Turner completes his Golden bachelor marriage to Theresa Nist
TMZ reports that Turner has reached a settlement with Nist over their wedding, which aired live on ABC in January. “The details of the settlement have not yet emerged, but there are still a few tidbits we can see from the paperwork that is available… including how much it cost Gerry to get through his divorce in legal fees,” says TMZ. “All in all… he spent a whopping $157 when he first filed.”

Adult swimming is extended Laughing friends for season 3, as the creators promise the show will never get serious
“A lot of comedy shows, as you say, have a tendency to get serious,” co-creator Zach Hadel said with Michael Cusack at the Annecy Animation Festival, where the renewal was announced. ‘I don’t think Charlie and Pim can cry and anyone cares. It would just be annoying. So it would probably end before it does. “This show is hopefully an escape of sorts. We always think about how if we had minimum wage jobs we would come home and just want to watch YouTube cartoons and South Park And (It’s always sunny in Philadelphia). There’s something fun about being a little comedic, and that’s it.

Kathy Griffin reveals she has had a second vocal cord surgery
“It will be worth it when I get some of my voice back,” the comedian wrote in an Instagram post.

Friends experience is coming to Las Vegas
The attraction opens in the middle of the 25th anniversary of Friends episodes in Las Vegas, when Ross and Rachel drunkenly got married.

Adult swimming orders Oh my God, yes! And Haha you clowns
Oh my God, yes! A series of extremely recognizable circumstances is inspired by the book of the same name by creator Adele ‘Supreme’ Williams and follows three friends as they navigate the worlds of sex, dating and femininity in the year 2102. Haha you clownsfrom creator Joe Cappa, follows three jacked, surprisingly kind-hearted brothers who are joined by their loving and equally sultry father as they embark on a series of adventures to bond after the death of their mother.

Names from Time Magazine The boys‘Homelander “Superhero of the Year”
“Don’t get me wrong, you have a great magazine,” Homelander says of the honor. “Of course I’m honored, but accolades like this… Let’s just say it’s not the reason I get out of bed in the morning. Think about it: if I don’t save people, who will? Without me, the world would literally burn.

John Leguizamo The Green Veil renewed for season 2 by new independent ad-supported streamer The Network
The drama series Addressing America’s history of oppression — particularly against its indigenous community — Leguizamo stars as a ruthless FBI agent “tasked with an unraveling covert mission that threatens to expose deeper secrets.” Season 2 is set “amid the women’s rights movement and the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz by Native Americans.”

Seth Meyers recruits Will Ferrell, John Oliver, Bowen Yang and Rachel Dratch to remake a Ferrell-led SNL sketch that never hit the airwaves
Watch Ferrell as one Welcome back, Kotter super fan in the latest edition of Late at night‘Second chance theatre’.

Taylor Swift reunites Fleabag co-stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott
Swift had a sinner with Waller-Bridge and Scott in London’s Notting Hill on Tuesday evening. Also in attendance were Kate Moss, Stella McCartney, Este and Danielle Haim, and The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, Cara Delevingne and Lena Dunham.

Louis CK’s accusers have the last laugh in the documentary’s trailer Sorry not Sorry
“Sorry not Sorry is ostensibly about CK’s ongoing (and largely successful) attempts at a comeback after being ‘cancelled’ in the fall of 2017,” says Matt Wilstein of the documentary from directors Caroline Suh and Cara Mones that will be released in theaters and on video on demand. July 12. But more than that, as evidenced by the exclusive trailer below, it’s a chance for the women who first spoke out against him to tell their stories with more time and space (and humor) than they ever got at the height of the #MeToo movement.”

Elite‘s eighth and final season gets a premiere date and a teaser
The final season of the Spanish teen drama kicks off on July 26, with the return of original cast member Mina el Hammani.

Netflix unveils the trailer for Recipient
The NFL wide receiver docuseries spin-off of Quarterback with Justin Jefferson of the Minnesota Vikings, George Kittle and Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers, Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions and Davante Adams of the Las Vegas Raiders. Recipient premieres July 10.

Watch Nicco Annan in the trailer for Down in the valley
The P-Valley docuseries spinoff premieres July 5.